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Compiled from: NSK's postings for makuuchi, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi; NSK's absence list, NSK's tournament leader list and NSK's Day 11 program in Japanese.
There are 143 bouts listed on the schedule today. It's an odd-numbered day which means the east side is first on the schedule and first to get called.
There's a covid outbreak in progress in Grand Sumo! Entire stables are going kyujo due to covid at the rate of one a day, and this includes gyoji, shimpan and yobidashi as well as rikishi. Some withdrawals are announced mid-day, making this schedule and even the official schedule are a best-case-scenario guide only.
Stables who have withdrawn mid-tournament so far:
Breaking news: Sadogatake and Tamanoi sekitori are now showing as absent on the NSK absence list.
Specific kyujo details have been moved down to the top of the appendices.
Some fans expect the tournament to be cancelled early as an emergency measure. This is what the NSK said they'd do in 2020 if any competing rikishi was found to be infected with covid. No tournament has been cancelled midway during the pandemic as of yet.
Check NSK's tournament leader list for details.
Division leaders are highlighted in bold. Leading scores in lower divisions are 5-0, and sekitori leaders are now on 8-2. All of the unsalaried rikishi co-leading their divisions are in tiebreaker matches today, with jonidan leader Tochihayate up against sandanme leader Shinohara.
There's no tiebreaker matches in the upper divisions, though 8-2 Tobizaru is being fed to 7-3 Takakeisho today.
Jonokuchi's sole leader is Takahashi from Nishonoseki stable. Juryo's sole leader I'd rather not mention by name - he wrestles for Takadagawa stable (the same stable as the current Shikimori Inosuke) and his shikona rhymes with Spew-den.
Despite there being 6 less bouts scheduled than yesterday, we're still doing a 9:35am start. Ok then...
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi
Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)
Yobidashi is Jin (in white, 13 bouts); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi
Kotofuno is the only Sadogatake rikishi who fought today.
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan
Gyoji is Kimura Shunta
Yobidashi is Takeru (in white, 11 bouts)
Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke
Yobidashi is Yuma (in white, 12 bouts); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro
Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)
Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa
All Sadogatake and Tamanoi rikishi bouting today are kyujo so far. Nothing in the news yet...
Yobidashi is Hiroshi (in white, 7 bouts)
Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke
Sadogatake and Tamanoi still at 100% absence rate today. Nothing in the news yet.
Yobidashi is Yuji (in green, 7 bouts)
Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme
Yobidashi is Hiromasa (in white)
Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke
Yobidashi is Tsurutaro (in yellow)
Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke
Yobidashi is Shigejiro
Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro (in blue)
Yobidashi is Shin (in yellow, 6 bouts)
Yobidashi is Naoki (in white, 6 bouts); Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro (in lime green)
Yobidashi is Setsuo (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma (in white)
Yobidashi is Yuto (in yellow); Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu (in lavender)
Shikimori Kinosuke is on covid kyujo with the rest of his stable.
Kotodaishin kyujo
Yobidashi are doing extra dohyo maintenance today to kill time. Goes with the extra sweeping from before.
A very long pause in the action ensues.. guess the dohyo needed a lot of sweeping..
Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
Shimps return at 12:46pm..
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Everyone in makushita gets to throw salt today. There is just that much time to kill.
Yobidashi is Kohei (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke (in green)
Kototakuya kyujo
The dohyo is being swept a lot today. With all the kyujo matches they have a lot of time to kill.
Shunsuke is kyujo as well.
Yobidashi is Mamoru (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi (in dark grey)
Fujiazuma kyujo, Hokaho gets the fusensho
Sweeping and watering ensues..
Yobidashi is Teruya (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki (in matcha green)
Yobidashi is Soichi; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki
Yobidashi is Yohei
Kotohaguro kyujo
Yobidashi is Keisuke; Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke
It was around now (1:19pm Japan time) that Nikkan Sports and Hochi News posted the covid kyujo info for Sadogatake and Tamanoiwa. Nikkan Sports tallies 125 of 627 rikishi now on covid kyujo, making almost 20% of the rikishi are absent.
Yobidashi is Fujio
Yobidashi is Shigetaro (in green); Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke (in white)
These matches wound up just before 2:00pm. Looooots of time to kill..
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu)
Matches resume at 2:37pm...
Yobidashi is Tasuke (in white); Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO (in salmon)
Yobidashi is Masao (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro (in vanilla white)
Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro (in dull brown)
Kimura Yukihiro is from Tamanoi but turned up to his shift. Possibly wasn't co-habitating with the rest of the heya during this basho..
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo
Yobidashi is Hiroyuki (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke (in white)
Yobidashi is Matsuo (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Takao (in turquoise)
Yobidashi is Kunio (in yellow); Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke (in white)
Yobidashi is Mitsuaki (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro (in dark grey covered in 位 symbols)
Yobidashi is Rikinojo (in green); Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke (in purple)
Tohakuryu kyujo, Enho picks up fusensho
Azumaryu kyujo, Akua picks up fusensho
One silver lining of the covid kyujo is that Rikinojo might not get to sing today. Either that or the missing yobi from makuuchi means everyone gets shifted up to take their place. Wait and see!
Yobidashi is Koji (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro (in green)
Yobidashi Rikinojo gets a much-needed rest. Or do we get a rest from Rikinojo? Either way..
Oh here he is: Rikinojo appears to clack the sticks and say 'Tozai tozai!' - and he overcooks it, naturally...
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi
Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu (in caramel yellow)
Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Kimura Akijiro (in silver)
Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Motoki (in dull green)
Kotoshoho kyujo, Yutakayama picks up fusensho
Yobidashi is Ryuji (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Kandayu (in bubblegum pink)
Kotoeko kyujo, Oho picks up fusensho
Yobidashi is Akira (in green); Gyoji is Kimura Hisanosuke (in white)
Yobidashi is Kokichi (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke (in pink)
Sadogatake-oyakata might not show up for this shift since his whole stable is out of competition due to covid. Replacement TBA.
Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) as head shimpan, Asakayama (ozeki Kaio), Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
Replacement head shimpan seems to be Kumegawa staying on from the previous shift.
Yobidashi is Goro (in yellow); Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro (in dark purple)
Yobidashi is Shigeo (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Yodo (in gold)
Kotonowaka kyujo, Daieisho picks up fusensho
Yobidashi is Shiro (in white); Gyoji is Kimura Tamajiro (in peach pink)
Yobidashi is Katsuyuki (in white); Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke (in green)
Inosuke did tomorrow's matches in an orange robe, then got changed into a green one. How curious..
For absent rikishi, see NSK's absence list. It is a long list.
Absent gyoji: Kimura Shomei (jonokuchi/jonidan), Kimura Chishu (makushita); Kimura Shiho; Shikimori Shinnosuke (juryo); Kimura Keitaro (jonidan).
Absent yobidashi: Kenta (in jonidan); Satoru (makushita); Kotozo (makuuchi); Jiro (tate-yobidashi, confirmed to be covid-positive by Sponichi on Tuesday morning).
Absent shimpan: Naruto, with Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu) taking his spot; Hanaregoma, with Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji) returning to shimpan duty in his place; Sadogatake, with
...except for that one time on day 10 Minato didn't show up and they only had four shimpan on duty.
Wikipedia has a list of winning techniques like oshidashi, yorikiri, etc and a sumo glossary, the heaviest grand sumo competitors ever, and an English-language page for just about every sekitori there is or was.
SumoDB has the entire banzuke in both Japanese and English. SumoDB also contains information about historical results and head to head matchups.
Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association) links: current rankings Japanese/English; yobidashi (ushers & attendants) Japanese/English; gyoji (referees) Japanese/English; oyakata (coaches) Japanese/English; heya (training stables) Japanese/English. NSK homepage in English.
News sources and blogs: Tachi-Ai sumo blog (in English); Japan Times sumo coverage (in English); Nikkan Sports sumo articles (in Japanese); Sponichi sumo articles (in Japanese); Chunichi sumo articles (in Japanese). Hochi.news sumo articles (in Japanese). Useful Japanese terms to search in the highlights page for: 休場 (kyujo, absence); コロナ (korona, COVID).
Japanese language resources: DeepL for translating entire articles; Jisho for looking up specific words and kanji; the 10ten extension for Firefox lets you mouse over particular Japanese text of interest on websites.
A comprehensive gallery featuring head shots and bios of rikishi, oyakata, gyoji, yobidashi and more (correct to the beginning of 2022). Pre-bout rituals explained; What do the gyoji say?
Thanks to the maintainer of this page for providing these images! Click the name of the shimpan to see what they look like. (You may need to middle-click it to open the link in a new window.)
We have the same shimpan as May 2022!
Members of this senior group join up with other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan after the juryo ring entrance ceremony & intermission.
Yobidashi prior to the juryo-ranked yobidashi (Soichi) aren't listed on the daily program.
I record non-sekitori yobidashi after Jin on the program as the day goes on, then I update this file with predictions once the schedule locks in.
Fan favourite Shintaro did not appear during the first four days of the tournament!
The official program only lists sekitori yobidashi from Soichi onwards. Even after their match-calling shifts, these youngsters work throughout the day as attendants.
There's a gallery of yobidashi headshots with bios at Heyaaz - it's missing Jin because he debuted during 2022.
To help spot them, here's links to screencaps of the non-sekitori yobidashi, including onscreen bios in Japanese:
These yobidashi are listed on the Japanese schedule due to being ranked as juryo, makuuchi or sanyaku yobidashi.
